A recommender system to quit smoking with mobile motivational messages: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking cessation is the most common preventative for an array of diseases, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although there are many efforts advocating for smoking cessation, smoking is still highly prevalent. For instance, in the USA in 2015, 50% of all smokers attempted to quit smoking, and only 5-7% of them succeeded - with slight deviation depending on external assistance. Previous studies show that computer-tailored messages which support smoking abstinence are effective. The combination of health recommender systems and behavioral-change theories is becoming increasingly popular in computer-tailoring. The objective of this study is to evaluate patients's smoking cessation rates by means of two randomized controlled trials using compu

SUBMITTER: Hors-Fraile S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6230227 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature